Non-daily Digest
Neal Boortz, Townhall — Newt on Immigration
WSJ — Sales-Tax Measures ‘to Cost Us Big’
Think the Dems in the Senate are on the side of the little guy? Why do you think Amazon supports this? It will drive smaller competitors out of business.
Fox News — Food Stamps Used for Starbucks Frappuccinos
Your tax dollars at work. This is one good argument for going back to physical, paper food stamps which can only be redeemed for groceries. What a scam.
CNN — Gun-themed purse delays teen flier
File under “You have got to be kidding!”
LA Times — Jobless rate falls to 8.6%, sending mixed message on economy
Not really much of a mixed message. 120,000 new jobs – 315,000 people giving up is not a reduction in unemployment…it’s resignation and despair. The way the official unemployment number is calculated is a complete joke. By this logic, we could get to 0% unemployment if everyone would simply stop looking for a job.
BBC — What happened when US forces left Afghan hotspot?
Mark Steyn, IBD — America Has Squandered Its Opportunity To Lead
Hot Air — Bad news from Saudi Arabia: Letting women drive will dry up the virgin market
Grant Cunningham — A short history of Unix, and a caution for the future.